Analysis

  • Why the PRI has its sights set high for Asia

    10 April 2024

    PRI board member Takeshi Kimura explains why Asian investors have the potential to lead the global financial industry and how they are adopting a "future-maker" mindset

  • CIO Interview: managing Europe's third largest general account

    08 April 2024

    Generali group CIO Francesco Martorana discusses the Italian giant's investment strategy and reveals some of its most exotic investments, including blockchain

  • Comment: Lloyd's roars back with profits from investments and underwriting, both cylinders firing

    04 April 2024

    A series of features will examine investment and underwriting aspects of Lloyd's and syndicates' 2023 results

  • Comment: Investment vehicles, an update from the 2024 NAIC Spring National Meeting

    03 April 2024

    Amnon Levy looks at the latest developments in investment classification and accounting treatment

  • The (commodity) office is dead; long live the office

    03 April 2024

    Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's Investing in Real Assets conference 2024 find real estate alive and kicking, but occupier demands shifting

  • Private credit beats PE for insurers' appetite for the first time in GSAM survey

    02 April 2024

    Goldman Sachs AM's latest annual insurance survey also reveals insurers' highest appetite for duration risk since the survey first ran 13 years ago

  • Three CIOs tackle the dilemma of accessing real assets via public versus private markets

    02 April 2024

    Insurance Asset Risk Investing in Real Assets 2024 conference explored opportunities in both markets

  • IAR Real Assets conference: Macro risk down, but complacence risk on the rise

    01 April 2024

    Insurers discussed the current macro-economic environment and implications for investing in real assets at Insurance Asset Risk conference

  • Infrastructure is still a good investment for insurers looking for stability, but beware of nuanced risks

    27 March 2024

    Three insurance investors discussed current investment trends in the infrastructure space at Insurance Asset Risk's 2024 investing in real assets conference

  • Making real assets net-zero takes real scrutiny

    26 March 2024

    Panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's Investing in Real Assets conference 2024 stress the importance of engagement and defining what makes an investment 'attractive'